Tag: movies
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“Lady Bird” (2017)
Before she directed “Barbie” and “Little Women,” Greta Gerwig was working on “Lady Bird,” a coming-of-age film set in the early 2000s...
Stay out of the sun and under the covers
Summer is just beginning, which means there is more time to binge-watch. Instead of spending the day in the sun, cuddle up in the...
UCR students’ entertainment and arts picks for Mental Health Awareness Month
This Mental Health Awareness month, The Highlander features what kind of games, shows, movies and more help comfort University of California, Riverside (UCR) students.
Dominic...
Love, from the murderous, the forbidden to the cybernetic
“Decision To Leave” (2022)
Investigating the death of a man, detective Hae-jun (Park Hae-il) monitors the primary suspect Seo-rae (Tang Wei) in what could be...
Eaton at the Movie Exhibit: A blast to the past
On the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library in the Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA), the Eaton Collection, one of the world’s...
Featuring the spookiest staff Members of The Highlander: What is your...
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
Hansel Chu (Sports Editor): Classic Halloween song. Whenever Halloween rolls around, “Thriller” is the first song that comes to mind.
“Insidious”
Mata Elangovan...
What’s your favorite Halloween movie?
“My favorite Halloween movie is ‘Scream’ because it always puts me in the fall mood and there’s lots of movies within the franchise!” -...
Writers and Actors in Hollywood on strike to protect their creative...
After months of marching in the streets, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal to end their 150-day strike. At...
10 Palme d’Or winners to watch while you wait for your...
10. “The Wages of Fear” (1953)
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s nail-biting odyssey features anxiety in its most welcoming form. Its suspense is unbounded — featuring a story...
‘Beau is Afraid’ : A maelstrom of paranoia and mommy issues
With “Beau is Afraid,” writer-director Ari Aster returns to vetting relational trauma, something he did novelly in both “Hereditary” and “Midsommar.” Only this time,...